# Richmond vs Saint Albans, the record side by side

| | [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond) | [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,210 (2023) | **15,010 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,770 (indicative) | **8,373 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,163 | **3,834** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **14%** | 12% |
| 65+ (Census) | 12% | **14%** |
| Area | 1.79 km² | **3.97 km²** |
| People per km² | 2,911 | **3,781** |
| Reports filed | 9,444 | **11,247** |
| Rank on the roll | 13th of 108 | **10th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **5,276** | 2,833 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2018-04-14 (51 reports)** | 2016-01-25 (31 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 132 (3 fatal · 26 serious) | **393 (4 fatal · 76 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 15.3% (27 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (29.3% of the outline) | TC3 (133.6% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **24.9% (2 events)** | 15.9% (4 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 6% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 6% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (48% managed) | 0% high-hazard (55% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | 88% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **29 reaches (Dudley Creek, Avon River), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 161 reaches (St Albans Creek, Dudley Creek), 6% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 41% under density overlays, Medium Density | **52% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 3,386 frames filed (2011–2017) | **4,413 frames filed (2009–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), City to Sea Pathway, Richmond Neighbourhood Greenway +1 more | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Papanui Parallel** |
| The remembered names | 4 plaques, Avebury Park, Richmond Playground | **5 plaques, Abberley Park, English Park Stadium** |
| The rules on the ground | 12 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **14 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **8 parcels (3 current)** | 4 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 56 parcels (3 unvouched) | 155 parcels (10 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 3 parcels (none verified) | 3 parcels (2 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (100% of the outline) | medium (61% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,372 trees (20 veterans, 839 remembered felled) | **2,510 trees (68 veterans, 1,175 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (36% of the outline, 41% residential) | Medium density residential zone (48% of the outline, 72% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **4% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 2% of the outline (2 designations, movement, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | **24% of the outline (2 matters, heritage, infrastructure)** | 5% of the outline (4 matters, heritage, residential) |
| The listed city | 5 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | **12 scheduled items (2 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (2,167), Rubbish/Recycling (1,430), Dumped Rubbish (1,249) | Graffiti (2,008), Roading/Streets (1,553), Water Leak (1,268) |
| Schools | 2 | 2 |
| Parks | 8 | **9** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 10 | **15** |
| Bus stops | 18 | **34** |
| Bus routes through | 4 | 4 |
| Heritage places | 6 | **22** |

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Richmond and Saint Albans?**

Richmond counts 5,210 people (2023) to Saint Albans's 15,010; Richmond covers 1.79 km², Saint Albans 3.97 km²; the record holds 9,444 reports for Richmond and 11,247 for Saint Albans.

**Which has more heritage places, Richmond or Saint Albans?**

Saint Albans, 22 on the heritage register to the other’s 6.

**Where do these numbers come from?**

The same public record for both, council reports, the crash register, the heritage schedule, Stats NZ’s counts. The stream counts reports, not virtue; the caveats are each suburb’s own.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=richmond&b=saint-albans
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